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41merely — /mear lee/, adv. 1. only as specified and nothing more; simply: merely a matter of form. 2. Obs. a. without admixture; purely. b. altogether; entirely. [1400 50; late ME mereli. See MERE1, LY] * * * …
42mihrab — /mear euhb/, n. (in a mosque) a niche or decorative panel designating the kiblah. [1810 20; < Ar mihrab] * * * Arabic miḥrāb Semicircular prayer niche in the qiblah wall (the wall facing Mecca) of a mosque, reserved for the prayer leader (imām).… …
43Mi'raj — /mear ahj/, n. Islam. Muhammad s miraculous ascension from Jerusalem, through the seven heavens, to the throne of God. The site from which he ascended is now the shrine of the Dome of the Rock. Cf. Isra , Night Journey. [ < Ar mi raj lit., ladder …
44Myrdal — /mear dahl, dawl, merr /; Sw. /myuurdd dahl/, n. 1. Alva (Reimer) /al veuh ray meuhr/; Sw. /ahl vah rdday meuhrdd/, 1902 86, Swedish sociologist and diplomat: Nobel peace prize 1982 (wife of Gunnar Myrdal). 2. (Karl) Gunnar /kahrl gun euhr, goon… …
45Myrrha — /mear euh/, n. Class. Myth. a daughter of King Cinyras of Cyprus who had incestuous relations with her father and was changed into a myrrh tree by the gods. Their child, Adonis, was born from the split trunk of the tree. Also called Smyrna. * * * …
46Maera — /mear euh/, n. Class. Myth. Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor. Also, Maira …
47Meer — /mear/; Du. /mayrdd/, n. Jan van der /yahn vahn derdd/. See Vermeer, Jan. Also called Meer van Delft /vahn delft / …
48Mi'raj — /mear ahj/, n. Islam. Muhammad s miraculous ascension from Jerusalem, through the seven heavens, to the throne of God. The site from which he ascended is now the shrine of the Dome of the Rock. Cf. Isra , Night Journey. [ < Ar mi raj lit.,… …
49Myrrha — /mear euh/, n. Class. Myth. a daughter of King Cinyras of Cyprus who had incestuous relations with her father and was changed into a myrrh tree by the gods. Their child, Adonis, was born from the split trunk of the tree. Also called Smyrna …
50Laurence Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer — This is a list of winners of the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer presented since 1991. The Laurence Olivier Awards are a series of awards presented annually by The Society of London Theatre. They are presented in recognition …
